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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they make dog armor from?
(a) Coconut shells.
(b) Turtle shells.
(c) Shark skin.
(d) Porcupine quills.

2. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what surprise does the narrator have for Franz?
(a) He has carved Franz a set of toy animals.
(b) He gives Franz his first gun.
(c) He invites Franz to be the one to go exploring with him.
(d) He offers Franz the task of training Grunble.

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," which brother again stays back with his parents while the other boys go off on an expedition?
(a) Jack.
(b) Franz.
(c) Ernest.
(d) Fritz.

4. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what watercraft does the family cover with seal skins?
(a) The canoe.
(b) The kayak.
(c) The pinnace.
(d) The barrel boat.

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when the family sleeps in one morning, what is the narrator's response?
(a) He suggests that they may have been working too hard.
(b) He prays for God to make them less slothful.
(c) He says it is only natural when there are no clocks.
(d) He threatens to take away their mattresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what kind of fish arrives in large numbers?

2. Who suggests a way to measure the distance across the stream?

3. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?

4. How does the narrator get the first rope over the branch of the tree that they want to build their home in?

5. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what "moist secret" (284) does Jack bring back to Rockburg?

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